We all have been hearing about financial crisis but before the Covid-19 pandemic, every person you interact with and ask for a good example of a financial crises state, they would give the 1999 dotcom bubble or the 2008 housing recession as a very good example, nobody ever thought of a situation that could lead to everyone staying indoors and closing down several means of earning, nobody thought about Covid-19. With this, it is evident that one has to prepare for an unforeseen future financial crisis and in this post, I will be sharing how to prepare for a future financial crisis.
Reduce/Eliminate Debt:
Debt are of two types, the good and the bad debt. A good debt is gotten to attend to things that will bring in more money to pay off the debt, its interest as well as have money to do other things while bad debt are debts that aren't going to be used to grow wealth, and in so many cases, there are survival purpose or gratification debt. At this point, I am certain you already have a pile of debt incurred already but you can use this period to start reducing them until you can eliminate the debt completely. You need to stop the unnecessary swiping on your credit and work on building your financial strength.
Invest both in Safe Assets
Unlike investing in stocks and bonds, there are assets that are immune to personal financial crisis and while you are investing in the major market and the investment world, be sure to invest in assets that cab be made liquid easily and will not affect the net worth if there is a crisis.
Start to save for emergency
Your future is in jeopardy if you do not have enough funds in savings for emergency at least to live and survive daily for 6 to 8 months. you need to start saving for rainy days and days when you might not receive income for about 6 months before things get back to normal.
Spend Frugally
A penny spent is a penny lost if it isn't giving the right value but a penny spent wisely is a penny gotten in value. You need to start learning how to live frugally and how to understand that you should balance between your spending and saving as well as reduce wastage.
Conclusion
Be sure to reduce all your expenses and increase your income stream. If you still have one income stream, then you are one step away from bankruptcy but when you increase your income stream, you are certain to have a safe finance.
Hello @gbenga
Today more than ever we must take action to have emergency funds available.
The recommendations you mention in your publication are very important and the key to this.
Happy day to you.
Best regards.
The only safe assets are physical gold, silver, and land.
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hi @gbenga - some great points you make here my friend.
I have been thinking, higher inflation is almost certain for most economies and virtual money printing has been used to create additional money out of thin air to pay for the huge cost of covid-19. In such times, I see some types of debt are not bad to carry. For example, if I buy a house for $100,000 mainly financed through a mortgage, high inflation over the next few years will make the value of the debt much less. The house prices are likely to go up with inflation so in reality I have gained value through the debt. I see in this instance it could be an opportunity - what do you think?